diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/basic_auth.go b/common/authprovider/authx/basic_auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b757906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/basic_auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ AuthStrategy = &BasicAuthStrategy{}
+)
+
+// BasicAuthStrategy is a strategy for basic auth
+type BasicAuthStrategy struct {
+	Data *Secret
+}
+
+// NewBasicAuthStrategy creates a new basic auth strategy
+func NewBasicAuthStrategy(data *Secret) *BasicAuthStrategy {
+	return &BasicAuthStrategy{Data: data}
+}
+
+// Apply applies the basic auth strategy to the request
+func (s *BasicAuthStrategy) Apply(req *http.Request) {
+	req.SetBasicAuth(s.Data.Username, s.Data.Password)
+}
+
+// ApplyOnRR applies the basic auth strategy to the retryable request
+func (s *BasicAuthStrategy) ApplyOnRR(req *retryablehttp.Request) {
+	req.SetBasicAuth(s.Data.Username, s.Data.Password)
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/bearer_auth.go b/common/authprovider/authx/bearer_auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edf6f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/bearer_auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ AuthStrategy = &BearerTokenAuthStrategy{}
+)
+
+// BearerTokenAuthStrategy is a strategy for bearer token auth
+type BearerTokenAuthStrategy struct {
+	Data *Secret
+}
+
+// NewBearerTokenAuthStrategy creates a new bearer token auth strategy
+func NewBearerTokenAuthStrategy(data *Secret) *BearerTokenAuthStrategy {
+	return &BearerTokenAuthStrategy{Data: data}
+}
+
+// Apply applies the bearer token auth strategy to the request
+func (s *BearerTokenAuthStrategy) Apply(req *http.Request) {
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+s.Data.Token)
+}
+
+// ApplyOnRR applies the bearer token auth strategy to the retryable request
+func (s *BearerTokenAuthStrategy) ApplyOnRR(req *retryablehttp.Request) {
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+s.Data.Token)
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/cookies_auth.go b/common/authprovider/authx/cookies_auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b94e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/cookies_auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ AuthStrategy = &CookiesAuthStrategy{}
+)
+
+// CookiesAuthStrategy is a strategy for cookies auth
+type CookiesAuthStrategy struct {
+	Data *Secret
+}
+
+// NewCookiesAuthStrategy creates a new cookies auth strategy
+func NewCookiesAuthStrategy(data *Secret) *CookiesAuthStrategy {
+	return &CookiesAuthStrategy{Data: data}
+}
+
+// Apply applies the cookies auth strategy to the request
+func (s *CookiesAuthStrategy) Apply(req *http.Request) {
+	for _, cookie := range s.Data.Cookies {
+		c := &http.Cookie{
+			Name:  cookie.Key,
+			Value: cookie.Value,
+		}
+		req.AddCookie(c)
+	}
+}
+
+// ApplyOnRR applies the cookies auth strategy to the retryable request
+func (s *CookiesAuthStrategy) ApplyOnRR(req *retryablehttp.Request) {
+	existingCookies := req.Cookies()
+
+	for _, newCookie := range s.Data.Cookies {
+		for i, existing := range existingCookies {
+			if existing.Name == newCookie.Key {
+				existingCookies = slices.Delete(existingCookies, i, i+1)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Clear and reset remaining cookies
+	req.Header.Del("Cookie")
+	for _, cookie := range existingCookies {
+		req.AddCookie(cookie)
+	}
+	// Add new cookies
+	for _, cookie := range s.Data.Cookies {
+		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{
+			Name:  cookie.Key,
+			Value: cookie.Value,
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/file.go b/common/authprovider/authx/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a31fb9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/errkit"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/generic"
+	stringsutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/strings"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+type AuthType string
+
+const (
+	BasicAuth       AuthType = "BasicAuth"
+	BearerTokenAuth AuthType = "BearerToken"
+	HeadersAuth     AuthType = "Header"
+	CookiesAuth     AuthType = "Cookie"
+	QueryAuth       AuthType = "Query"
+)
+
+// SupportedAuthTypes returns the supported auth types
+func SupportedAuthTypes() []string {
+	return []string{
+		string(BasicAuth),
+		string(BearerTokenAuth),
+		string(HeadersAuth),
+		string(CookiesAuth),
+		string(QueryAuth),
+	}
+}
+
+// Authx is a struct for secrets or credentials file
+type Authx struct {
+	ID      string       `json:"id" yaml:"id"`
+	Info    AuthFileInfo `json:"info" yaml:"info"`
+	Secrets []Secret     `json:"static" yaml:"static"`
+}
+
+type AuthFileInfo struct {
+	Name        string `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
+	Author      string `json:"author" yaml:"author"`
+	Severity    string `json:"severity" yaml:"severity"`
+	Description string `json:"description" yaml:"description"`
+}
+
+// Secret is a struct for secret or credential
+type Secret struct {
+	Type         string   `json:"type" yaml:"type"`
+	Domains      []string `json:"domains" yaml:"domains"`
+	DomainsRegex []string `json:"domains-regex" yaml:"domains-regex"`
+	Headers      []KV     `json:"headers" yaml:"headers"` // Headers preserve exact casing (useful for case-sensitive APIs)
+	Cookies      []Cookie `json:"cookies" yaml:"cookies"`
+	Params       []KV     `json:"params" yaml:"params"`
+	Username     string   `json:"username" yaml:"username"` // can be either email or username
+	Password     string   `json:"password" yaml:"password"`
+	Token        string   `json:"token" yaml:"token"` // Bearer Auth token
+}
+
+// GetStrategy returns the auth strategy for the secret
+func (s *Secret) GetStrategy() AuthStrategy {
+	switch {
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(BasicAuth)):
+		return NewBasicAuthStrategy(s)
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(BearerTokenAuth)):
+		return NewBearerTokenAuthStrategy(s)
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(HeadersAuth)):
+		return NewHeadersAuthStrategy(s)
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(CookiesAuth)):
+		return NewCookiesAuthStrategy(s)
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(QueryAuth)):
+		return NewQueryAuthStrategy(s)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Secret) Validate() error {
+	if !stringsutil.EqualFoldAny(s.Type, SupportedAuthTypes()...) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid type: %s", s.Type)
+	}
+	if len(s.Domains) == 0 && len(s.DomainsRegex) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("domains or domains-regex cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if len(s.DomainsRegex) > 0 {
+		for _, domain := range s.DomainsRegex {
+			_, err := regexp.Compile(domain)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid domain regex: %s", domain)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(BasicAuth)):
+		if s.Username == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("username cannot be empty in basic auth")
+		}
+		if s.Password == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("password cannot be empty in basic auth")
+		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(BearerTokenAuth)):
+		if s.Token == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("token cannot be empty in bearer token auth")
+		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(HeadersAuth)):
+		if len(s.Headers) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("headers cannot be empty in headers auth")
+		}
+		for _, header := range s.Headers {
+			if err := header.Validate(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid header in headersAuth: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(CookiesAuth)):
+		if len(s.Cookies) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cookies cannot be empty in cookies auth")
+		}
+		for _, cookie := range s.Cookies {
+			if cookie.Raw != "" {
+				if err := cookie.Parse(); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("invalid raw cookie in cookiesAuth: %s", err)
+				}
+			}
+			if err := cookie.Validate(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid cookie in cookiesAuth: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(QueryAuth)):
+		if len(s.Params) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("query cannot be empty in query auth")
+		}
+		for _, query := range s.Params {
+			if err := query.Validate(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid query in queryAuth: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid type: %s", s.Type)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type KV struct {
+	Key   string `json:"key" yaml:"key"` // Header key (preserves exact casing)
+	Value string `json:"value" yaml:"value"`
+}
+
+func (k *KV) Validate() error {
+	if k.Key == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("key cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if k.Value == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("value cannot be empty")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type Cookie struct {
+	Key   string `json:"key" yaml:"key"`
+	Value string `json:"value" yaml:"value"`
+	Raw   string `json:"raw" yaml:"raw"`
+}
+
+func (c *Cookie) Validate() error {
+	if c.Raw != "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if c.Key == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("key cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if c.Value == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("value cannot be empty")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Parse parses the cookie
+// in raw the cookie is in format of
+// Set-Cookie: <cookie-name>=<cookie-value>; Expires=<date>; Path=<path>; Domain=<domain_name>; Secure; HttpOnly
+func (c *Cookie) Parse() error {
+	if c.Raw == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("raw cookie cannot be empty")
+	}
+	tmp := strings.TrimPrefix(c.Raw, "Set-Cookie: ")
+	slice := strings.Split(tmp, ";")
+	if len(slice) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid raw cookie no ; found")
+	}
+	// first element is the cookie name and value
+	cookie := strings.Split(slice[0], "=")
+	if len(cookie) == 2 {
+		c.Key = cookie[0]
+		c.Value = cookie[1]
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("invalid raw cookie: %s", c.Raw)
+}
+
+// GetAuthDataFromFile reads the auth data from file
+func GetAuthDataFromFile(file string) (*Authx, error) {
+	ext := filepath.Ext(file)
+	if !generic.EqualsAny(ext, ".yml", ".yaml", ".json") {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid file extension: supported extensions are .yml,.yaml and .json got %s", ext)
+	}
+	bin, err := os.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if ext == ".yml" || ext == ".yaml" {
+		return GetAuthDataFromYAML(bin)
+	}
+	return GetAuthDataFromJSON(bin)
+}
+
+// GetAuthDataFromYAML reads the auth data from yaml
+func GetAuthDataFromYAML(data []byte) (*Authx, error) {
+	var auth Authx
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &auth)
+	if err != nil {
+		errorErr := errkit.FromError(err)
+		errorErr.Msgf("could not unmarshal yaml")
+		return nil, errorErr
+	}
+	return &auth, nil
+}
+
+// GetAuthDataFromJSON reads the auth data from json
+func GetAuthDataFromJSON(data []byte) (*Authx, error) {
+	var auth Authx
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &auth)
+	if err != nil {
+		errorErr := errkit.FromError(err)
+		errorErr.Msgf("could not unmarshal json")
+		return nil, errorErr
+	}
+	return &auth, nil
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/headers_auth.go b/common/authprovider/authx/headers_auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d474f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/headers_auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ AuthStrategy = &HeadersAuthStrategy{}
+)
+
+// HeadersAuthStrategy is a strategy for headers auth
+type HeadersAuthStrategy struct {
+	Data *Secret
+}
+
+// NewHeadersAuthStrategy creates a new headers auth strategy
+func NewHeadersAuthStrategy(data *Secret) *HeadersAuthStrategy {
+	return &HeadersAuthStrategy{Data: data}
+}
+
+// Apply applies the headers auth strategy to the request
+// NOTE: This preserves exact header casing (e.g., barAuthToken stays as barAuthToken)
+// This is useful for APIs that require case-sensitive header names
+func (s *HeadersAuthStrategy) Apply(req *http.Request) {
+	for _, header := range s.Data.Headers {
+		req.Header[header.Key] = []string{header.Value}
+	}
+}
+
+// ApplyOnRR applies the headers auth strategy to the retryable request
+// NOTE: This preserves exact header casing (e.g., barAuthToken stays as barAuthToken)
+// This is useful for APIs that require case-sensitive header names
+func (s *HeadersAuthStrategy) ApplyOnRR(req *retryablehttp.Request) {
+	for _, header := range s.Data.Headers {
+		req.Header[header.Key] = []string{header.Value}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/query_auth.go b/common/authprovider/authx/query_auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..796d8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/query_auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
+	urlutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/url"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ AuthStrategy = &QueryAuthStrategy{}
+)
+
+// QueryAuthStrategy is a strategy for query auth
+type QueryAuthStrategy struct {
+	Data *Secret
+}
+
+// NewQueryAuthStrategy creates a new query auth strategy
+func NewQueryAuthStrategy(data *Secret) *QueryAuthStrategy {
+	return &QueryAuthStrategy{Data: data}
+}
+
+// Apply applies the query auth strategy to the request
+func (s *QueryAuthStrategy) Apply(req *http.Request) {
+	q := urlutil.NewOrderedParams()
+	q.Decode(req.URL.RawQuery)
+	for _, p := range s.Data.Params {
+		q.Add(p.Key, p.Value)
+	}
+	req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+}
+
+// ApplyOnRR applies the query auth strategy to the retryable request
+func (s *QueryAuthStrategy) ApplyOnRR(req *retryablehttp.Request) {
+	q := urlutil.NewOrderedParams()
+	q.Decode(req.Request.URL.RawQuery)
+	for _, p := range s.Data.Params {
+		q.Add(p.Key, p.Value)
+	}
+	req.Request.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/authx/strategy.go b/common/authprovider/authx/strategy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e42e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/authx/strategy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package authx
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
+)
+
+// AuthStrategy is an interface for auth strategies
+// basic auth , bearer token, headers, cookies, query
+type AuthStrategy interface {
+	// Apply applies the strategy to the request
+	Apply(*http.Request)
+	// ApplyOnRR applies the strategy to the retryable request
+	ApplyOnRR(*retryablehttp.Request)
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/file.go b/common/authprovider/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465cd06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package authprovider
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/authprovider/authx"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/errkit"
+	urlutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/url"
+)
+
+// FileAuthProvider is an auth provider for file based auth
+// it accepts a secrets file and returns its provider
+type FileAuthProvider struct {
+	Path     string
+	store    *authx.Authx
+	compiled map[*regexp.Regexp][]authx.AuthStrategy
+	domains  map[string][]authx.AuthStrategy
+}
+
+// NewFileAuthProvider creates a new file based auth provider
+func NewFileAuthProvider(path string) (AuthProvider, error) {
+	store, err := authx.GetAuthDataFromFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(store.Secrets) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrNoSecrets
+	}
+	for _, secret := range store.Secrets {
+		if err := secret.Validate(); err != nil {
+			errorErr := errkit.FromError(err)
+			errorErr.Msgf("invalid secret in file: %s", path)
+			return nil, errorErr
+		}
+	}
+	f := &FileAuthProvider{Path: path, store: store}
+	f.init()
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// init initializes the file auth provider
+func (f *FileAuthProvider) init() {
+	for _, _secret := range f.store.Secrets {
+		secret := _secret // allocate copy of pointer
+		if len(secret.DomainsRegex) > 0 {
+			for _, domain := range secret.DomainsRegex {
+				if f.compiled == nil {
+					f.compiled = make(map[*regexp.Regexp][]authx.AuthStrategy)
+				}
+				compiled, err := regexp.Compile(domain)
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if ss, ok := f.compiled[compiled]; ok {
+					f.compiled[compiled] = append(ss, secret.GetStrategy())
+				} else {
+					f.compiled[compiled] = []authx.AuthStrategy{secret.GetStrategy()}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		for _, domain := range secret.Domains {
+			if f.domains == nil {
+				f.domains = make(map[string][]authx.AuthStrategy)
+			}
+			domain = strings.TrimSpace(domain)
+			domain = strings.TrimSuffix(domain, ":80")
+			domain = strings.TrimSuffix(domain, ":443")
+			if ss, ok := f.domains[domain]; ok {
+				f.domains[domain] = append(ss, secret.GetStrategy())
+			} else {
+				f.domains[domain] = []authx.AuthStrategy{secret.GetStrategy()}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// LookupAddr looks up a given domain/address and returns appropriate auth strategy
+func (f *FileAuthProvider) LookupAddr(addr string) []authx.AuthStrategy {
+	var strategies []authx.AuthStrategy
+
+	if strings.Contains(addr, ":") {
+		// default normalization for host:port
+		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
+		if err == nil && (port == "80" || port == "443") {
+			addr = host
+		}
+	}
+	for domain, strategy := range f.domains {
+		if strings.EqualFold(domain, addr) {
+			strategies = append(strategies, strategy...)
+		}
+	}
+	for compiled, strategy := range f.compiled {
+		if compiled.MatchString(addr) {
+			strategies = append(strategies, strategy...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return strategies
+}
+
+// LookupURL looks up a given URL and returns appropriate auth strategy
+func (f *FileAuthProvider) LookupURL(u *url.URL) []authx.AuthStrategy {
+	return f.LookupAddr(u.Host)
+}
+
+// LookupURLX looks up a given URL and returns appropriate auth strategy
+func (f *FileAuthProvider) LookupURLX(u *urlutil.URL) []authx.AuthStrategy {
+	return f.LookupAddr(u.Host)
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/interface.go b/common/authprovider/interface.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..981496f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// TODO: This package should be abstracted out to projectdiscovery/utils
+// so it can be shared between httpx, nuclei, and other tools.
+package authprovider
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/authprovider/authx"
+	urlutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/url"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrNoSecrets = fmt.Errorf("no secrets in given provider")
+)
+
+var (
+	_ AuthProvider = &FileAuthProvider{}
+)
+
+// AuthProvider is an interface for auth providers
+// It implements a data structure suitable for quick lookup and retrieval
+// of auth strategies
+type AuthProvider interface {
+	// LookupAddr looks up a given domain/address and returns appropriate auth strategy
+	// for it (accepted inputs are scanme.sh or scanme.sh:443)
+	LookupAddr(string) []authx.AuthStrategy
+	// LookupURL looks up a given URL and returns appropriate auth strategy
+	// it accepts a valid url struct and returns the auth strategy
+	LookupURL(*url.URL) []authx.AuthStrategy
+	// LookupURLX looks up a given URL and returns appropriate auth strategy
+	// it accepts pd url struct (i.e urlutil.URL) and returns the auth strategy
+	LookupURLX(*urlutil.URL) []authx.AuthStrategy
+}
+
+// AuthProviderOptions contains options for the auth provider
+type AuthProviderOptions struct {
+	// File based auth provider options
+	SecretsFiles []string
+}
+
+// NewAuthProvider creates a new auth provider from the given options
+func NewAuthProvider(options *AuthProviderOptions) (AuthProvider, error) {
+	var providers []AuthProvider
+	for _, file := range options.SecretsFiles {
+		provider, err := NewFileAuthProvider(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		providers = append(providers, provider)
+	}
+	return NewMultiAuthProvider(providers...), nil
+}
diff --git a/common/authprovider/multi.go b/common/authprovider/multi.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d59f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/authprovider/multi.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package authprovider
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/authprovider/authx"
+	urlutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/url"
+)
+
+// MultiAuthProvider is a convenience wrapper for multiple auth providers
+// it returns the first matching auth strategy for a given domain
+// if there are multiple auth strategies for a given domain, it returns the first one
+type MultiAuthProvider struct {
+	Providers []AuthProvider
+}
+
+// NewMultiAuthProvider creates a new multi auth provider
+func NewMultiAuthProvider(providers ...AuthProvider) AuthProvider {
+	return &MultiAuthProvider{Providers: providers}
+}
+
+func (m *MultiAuthProvider) LookupAddr(host string) []authx.AuthStrategy {
+	for _, provider := range m.Providers {
+		strategy := provider.LookupAddr(host)
+		if len(strategy) > 0 {
+			return strategy
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MultiAuthProvider) LookupURL(u *url.URL) []authx.AuthStrategy {
+	for _, provider := range m.Providers {
+		strategy := provider.LookupURL(u)
+		if strategy != nil {
+			return strategy
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MultiAuthProvider) LookupURLX(u *urlutil.URL) []authx.AuthStrategy {
+	for _, provider := range m.Providers {
+		strategy := provider.LookupURLX(u)
+		if strategy != nil {
+			return strategy
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/runner/options.go b/runner/options.go
index 46e9bc8..69c3f8b 100644
--- a/runner/options.go
+++ b/runner/options.go
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	// AssetFileUpload
 	AssetFileUpload string
 	TeamID          string
+	// SecretFile is the path to the secret file for authentication
+	SecretFile string
 	// OnClose adds a callback function that is invoked when httpx is closed
 	// to be exact at end of existing closures
 	OnClose func()
@@ -523,6 +525,7 @@ func ParseOptions() *Options {
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.TlsImpersonate, "tls-impersonate", "tlsi", false, "enable experimental client hello (ja3) tls randomization"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.DisableStdin, "no-stdin", false, "Disable Stdin processing"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.HttpApiEndpoint, "http-api-endpoint", "hae", "", "experimental http api endpoint"),
+		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.SecretFile, "secret-file", "sf", "", "path to the secret file for authentication"),
 	)
 
 	flagSet.CreateGroup("debug", "Debug",
@@ -677,6 +680,10 @@ func (options *Options) ValidateOptions() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("file '%s' does not exist", options.InputRawRequest)
 	}
 
+	if options.SecretFile != "" && !fileutil.FileExists(options.SecretFile) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("secret file '%s' does not exist", options.SecretFile)
+	}
+
 	if options.Silent {
 		incompatibleFlagsList := flagsIncompatibleWithSilent(options)
 		if len(incompatibleFlagsList) > 0 {
diff --git a/runner/runner.go b/runner/runner.go
index 2a20265..0d0ad1e 100644
--- a/runner/runner.go
+++ b/runner/runner.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/customextract"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/hashes/jarm"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/pagetypeclassifier"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/authprovider"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/static"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/mapcidr/asn"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/networkpolicy"
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ type Runner struct {
 	pHashClusters      []pHashCluster
 	simHashes          gcache.Cache[uint64, struct{}] // Include simHashes for efficient duplicate detection
 	httpApiEndpoint    *Server
+	authProvider       authprovider.AuthProvider
 }
 
 func (r *Runner) HTTPX() *httpx.HTTPX {
@@ -412,6 +414,16 @@ func New(options *Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	}
 	runner.pageTypeClassifier = pageTypeClassifier
 
+	if options.SecretFile != "" {
+		authProviderOpts := &authprovider.AuthProviderOptions{
+			SecretsFiles: []string{options.SecretFile},
+		}
+		runner.authProvider, err = authprovider.NewAuthProvider(authProviderOpts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create auth provider")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if options.HttpApiEndpoint != "" {
 		apiServer := NewServer(options.HttpApiEndpoint, options)
 		gologger.Info().Msgf("Listening api endpoint on: %s", options.HttpApiEndpoint)
@@ -1705,6 +1717,16 @@ retry:
 	}
 
 	hp.SetCustomHeaders(req, hp.CustomHeaders)
+
+	// Apply auth strategies if auth provider is configured
+	if r.authProvider != nil {
+		if strategies := r.authProvider.LookupURLX(URL); len(strategies) > 0 {
+			for _, strategy := range strategies {
+				strategy.ApplyOnRR(req)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// We set content-length even if zero to allow net/http to follow 307/308 redirects (it fails on unknown size)
 	if scanopts.RequestBody != "" {
 		req.ContentLength = int64(len(scanopts.RequestBody))